South Korea's not-so-sharp right turn/ David C Kang
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Current History Vol.107 No.710 September 2008, pp.256-262 (20)Summary: The election of Lee Myung Bak as South Korean president in December 2007 has been hailed as a return to conservatism in Korea. In foreign policy, he has promised to return to a close US-ROK alliance, to take a more skeptical approach to North Korea, and to build "strategic cooperation" with China and Japan. But it is unclear how difference Lee's foreign policy will prove to be. This article analyses Lee will "steer" South Korea and the foreign relations with its neighbours and also the United States.
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | KOREA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 25159-1001 |
The election of Lee Myung Bak as South Korean president in December 2007 has been hailed as a return to conservatism in Korea. In foreign policy, he has promised to return to a close US-ROK alliance, to take a more skeptical approach to North Korea, and to build "strategic cooperation" with China and Japan. But it is unclear how difference Lee's foreign policy will prove to be. This article analyses Lee will "steer" South Korea and the foreign relations with its neighbours and also the United States.
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